One of Arizona's two senators is now under a big national spotlight, as he is being considered as a possible running mate for Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. Here's what to know about Mark Kelly.
Since Vice President Kamala Harris launched her presidential campaign following President Joe Biden's decision to end his re-election campaign, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly 's name has been listed, among others, in a list of potential running mates.Here are 5 things to know about Arizona's senator.Per Kelly's Senate website, he was a Navy pilot who "made multiple deployments on the aircraft carrier USS Midway and flew 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm.
Kelly's wife is Gabby Giffords, a former Arizona lawmaker and Congresswoman who was gravely wounded during a shooting in Tucson in 2011 that left a total of six people dead and 13 people injured.The Associated Press wrote in 2019 that Giffords was a rising Democratic star before the shooting.According to his campaign website, Kelly and Giffords were married in 2007. Giffords was featured in a Senate campaign ad for Kelly in 2020.In their report on Kelly's candidacy for the U.S.
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